"Di Renjie" is a mystic and melodramatic adventure with a magnificent cinematography and wonderful choreography of fights. Detective Dee is released from prison in order to help solve a series of spontaneous combustions. Oscars There are no critic reviews yet for Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Third installment in the franchise is a technical and imaginative extravaganza of sleuthing, sorcery, and 'Game of Thrones'-like power play. Back to top. However, the plot entwines action. Paul Winter Carnival winds down. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. [Review] Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian, and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie. Paul Winter. 30, LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY Musician Brian. . Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked by Tomatometer poster image. Tony Award winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in 'The Wiz,' dies at Jan. This is a case for the greatest investigator in the land, and so Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) summons Detective Dee (Andy Lau) from the imperial. Tsui Hark's third action-comedy fantasy about the Tang dynasty-era investigator has creaky effects and a lack of logic but its energy is. He's pretty much the Chinese Sherlock Holmes, but the film. Acclaimed Hong Kong director Tsui Hark is known for his by [HOST], Inc.